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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-21
PRAIRIE FIRES.

Terrible Destruction of Life and Property
by P-S:-:e Fires in Kansas-A Roaring
Sea of Flame Carrying Every Thing Be-
fore 1.-THE Fire Still Spreading.
ATcHIsoN, Kan, April r2.-No less than
fifteen persons have been burned to death
by the prairie fires which, starting near
Nicodemus, Graham County, have swept
northwest, on an airline into Morton
County, destroying every thing in path
from two and one-half to seven miles
wide-a great roaring sea of fame roll
ling in tremendous sheets, under
the impetus of the high wind which
prevailed Saturday and Sunday.
Starting on the South Fork Of the Solo
mon river in Graham County, the fire
swept north to the North Fork, which it
crossed at Edmund, a station on the Gen.
trail Branch railway in Norton County,
and at last accounts it was still sweeping
Norton County IN the direction of Decatur,
che ad joining county On the west, carry
Ing destruction and death in its path
Thousands of head Of stock of all kinds
have been burned, and thousands of tons
of hay, corn and wheat, and from one
hundred to one hundred and seventy-fve
houses and barns have been destroyed,
and the people living along the line Of the
fire have been left homeless and desti-
tute.
1t is impossible as yetto learn the names
of those who persisted in the flames.
Tremendous excitement prevails through
out the burned district, which extends
distance of over sixty miles. The fire IS
still spreading west and northwest.
Relief will be forwarded to the sufferers
at once from towns east of the fire line.
The people along the path of the fire are
terror stricken. The destruction of the
telegraph poles and wires between Green
leaf and Edmunds prevents the obtaining
Of further details.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-21
A STREET OF TONES.

Discoveries Recently Made Near Pompeii.
Jerusalem and Other Points.
An interesting discovery has very re-
Gently been made in the direct line be-
tweet Pompeii and Nocera. The dig
ging of a well in vineyard revealed
the existence of a street of tombs,
about 1000 feet east of the amphithe-
alter of Pompeii. If the whole street is
as closely lined with tombs as is the
portion laid bare, it will be one of the
most important discoveries lately made
IN that part of the world; but unfort-
unately money is wanting, so that the
excavation is going on very slowly.
Most of the tombs are coYered with
rude inscriptions painted in red, many
of them being of the nature of adver-
tisements, the tombs thus serving the
purpose of newspaper along
the much-frequented road. The
exact date has not been
accurately ascertained, but they
probably belong to the periods of JUL
Jus Caesar and Tiberius. A contrast
may be drawn between the condition
of Pompeii and that of Pergamon,
which, although double the size Of
Pompeii. has, thanks to the Prussian
Government, been laid clear within
eight years. In the latter, beautiful,
finely painted statues, votive offerings
to Athens, and belonging to the sixth
century, B. c., have been found buried
in the earth and literally forming the
foundation of the houses above. Their
style of art is one hitherto not supposed
possible at SD remote a period, and
they cause the ruins of Pompeii to APP
pear quite modern. The discovery of
an aqueduct which probably dates
back to the King Solomon. is reported
from Jerusalem, and it is confidently
anticipated that the further excavation
of it will bring to light some extremely
interesting and valuable inscriptions.
--SUssS Cross.
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Curious Whirlwind in England.

An unusual occurrence is reported
from Custom, q small village near
Dover, England. The other afternoon,
about two o'clock. the inhabitants were
alarmed by loud, rushing noise as Of
a heavy downponr Of rain. This was
Immediately followed by storm Of
wind, which, rushing along with ex-
traordinary force, lifted fowls. ducks
and sticks from the ground. car
rying them round and round to
great height in the air. Large
pieces of timber and stones were also
lifted and dropped at some distance
from the point where they lay. Trees
were stripped OF branches, but no seri.
GUS damage to property is recorded. A
second gust of wind was felt, though it
was not SO strong as the previous one.
The condition of the atmosphere at the
time was, moreover, very peculiar. the
sky being overcast and the air sultry.
The wind storm passed from inland to-
wards the sea. A similar occurrence
took place about the same time last
year. when the storm was also felt al
Deal and Walmer. Z. Post.
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BADLY ScoRcHED.

Tho Ancient City of st. Augustine Receives
severe Visitation of Fire-The st. Au-
gustine Hotel and Several Other Build
ings a Prey to the Flames-Two Lives
Lost.
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, April 13.-The
most disastrous and fatal fire that has oc-
CURED in this State swept away the
buildings on two stone blocks in the heart
OF this town early this morning. So far
two lives are reported lost, and it may
probably exceed that number, as several
persons are unaccounted for. At present
1t is impossible to estimate the loss, owing
to the great confusion into which the con-
Migration has thrown the entire city, but
it is placed from 800, 900 to $S10,000 The
fire originated near the boiler in the en-
CINE room of the St Augustine Hotel,
just opposite the plaza. 1t burned rapidly
and soon spread to the surrounding prop
erty.
1t was 4:2O a. m. when the fire was dis
covered and in half an hour the hotel was
nothing but ruin. The first thing to be
considered was to save life, and all atten-
ton was paid to the looking after those
in the hotel. -. 1t is said that all were
saved but one chambermaid and guest
of the hotel, whose names could not be
learned. The losses are estimated as fol-
lows: st. Angus tine Hotel, burned to the
ground, loss 100000; the insurance
policies expired yesterday and had
not been renewed. The Cottage bar,
completely destroyed. Loss, $1,000; in
surance, $500 The Edwards House
burned to the ground. Loss, SIC, o;
partially insured The court house was
burned to the ground, but the records
were saved. Sully Wellers' restaurant
was Quilted. Mrs. CONS residence was
burned. Hason & Gonzales cigar and
tobacco store aud the Chinese restaurant
were burned. Chamberlain & Sons
wholesale and retail grocery establish
ment burned, loss, $4,000; insured for
g, 0O0. ''Oid Bucks" restaurant; loss,
&, 500. Davis barber shop and DIR. We'd
der's museum and dry goods store were
also burned. The beautiful new Coquina-
Concrete Bank building was destroyed.
The old cathedral caught fire on the
roof, which soon fell in, crushing and
cunning every thing, and leaving only
three bare walls standing. The Bishops
residence is only slightly injured.
Schnur's curiosity store was completely
destroyed.
The old slave market is in ashes and
the whole plaza scorched.
Schueltzner's music house, Walton's
packing house, Hopkins & Won Gleming,
architects, Armstrong; real estate, and
Steinhouses fruit store were all laid low.
The Florida, the Genovan Opera-house and
the Magnolia were saved by the heroic eff
forts of Mr. Beck, of the Florida, and his
corps of assistants. The guests of all the
hotels escaped with their lives, but the
majority of them have lost all. their bag
gage, clothing, etc.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-21
THE SOLDIERS PERIL.

A Pathetic Little Story Descriptive Of the
Severity of Martial Law.
During one severe season some forty
years ago-a winter remarkable for its
long and Indictment frost, experienced
with equal rigor throughout Italy,
France and Germany, where the largest
rivers were rapidly CONCEALED and
people seen to fall dead with cold-in
the French town of Metz. poor senti-
mel was sent upon guard on one of the
bitterest nights when fierce north
wind added to the usual cold. His
watch was in the exposed situation of
the place, and he had scarcely recov-
cred from severe indisposition; but
he was soldier and declared his readi-
ness to take his round.
1t CHANGED that he was betrothed to
young woman of the same city, who
no sooner heard of his being on duty
than she began to lament bitterly, de-
claring it to be impossible for him to
survive the insufferable severity of such
a night, after the illness under which
he still fingered.
Maddened at the idea and needless
of consequences, she hastily clothed
herself as warmly as she could, ran
out of the house, situated not far from
the place of the watch. and with tn
utmost courage arrived alone at the
spot. And there she indeed found her
poor soldier, nearly as exhausted as
she had imagined. being with di fficulty
able to keep his feet, owing to the in
tenseness Of the frost. She earnestly
conjured him to hasten. though only
for little while, to revive himself at
her house, when, having taken some
refreshment, he might return; but,
aware of the consequences of such a
step. this he refused to do.
Suppose can do it with impunity,"
said the soldier; sis it noble or honor
able thus to abandon my post without
any one upon guarda'
..But there will be some one! If you
consent to 60, I will remain here until
you return. I am not the least afraid;
SO be quick and give me your arms. -
This request she enforced with so
much eloquence and tenderness and so
many tears that the poor soldier,
agains this better judgment, was fain to
yield, more especially as he felt himself
becoming fainter and fainter. and
unable much longer to resist the cold.
Intending to return within few
minutes, he left the kind-hearted girl
in his place, wrapping her in his cloak.
and giving her his arms and cap. to-
gether with the watchword, and such
was her delight at the idea of having
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-21
How to Cure Warts.

1t is now fairly established that the
common wart, which is so unsightly
and often proliferous on the hands and
face, can be easily removed by small
doses of sulphate magnesia taken in
ternally. M. Colrat, of Lyons, has
drawn attention to this extraordinary
fact. Several children treated with
three-grain doses of EPSON salts morn-
ing and evening were promptly cured.
M. Aubers cites the case of a woman
whose face was disfgured by these ex-
crescences, and who was cured in a
month by q drachm and a half OF
magnesia daily. Another medical man
reports case of very large warts
which disappeared in fortnight from
the daily administration of ten grains
of the salts. Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-21
Striking Painters Beaten.

NEW BRITAIN, Conn.,, April 1.-THE
painters, after being on strike for two
weeks, surrendered Tuesday night, and
returned to work yesterday morning at
the old rates, and ten hours a day.
The situation at the Corbin shop in
New Britain remains the same. No new
employees joined the strike yes terday, but
it i probable that others will be called
out. The shops are surrounded by
pickets from the Knights of Labor, and
efforts are being made to induce
the new men to join the strikers. This
has been unsuccessful Ia every case, and
the shops are running without Interrupt
ton. Every new man hired is promised
steady employment.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-21
Costly Collision on Cincinnati g. Musking-
um Valley Railroad.

LANCASTER, Pa, April 13-The freight
train coming west, Enoch billiard con-
ductor, and the construction train, W. A.
Mcdonald, conductor, going east on the
Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley railroad,
collided last evening seven miles east of
here, demolishing both engines and injur
ing the following men on the construction
train:
Conductor Mcdonald, two comminuted
fractures Of the left leg.
Alfred Conrad, both ankles broken.
VIM. Bartles, horribly cut and bruised,
and probably fatally injured.
Eph. Conrad, dislocation of the shoulder
and serious fracture Of both arms, besides
Internal injuries
There were five others slightly injured.
The conductor of the construction train,
instead of running on his schedule time,
eight miles an hour, was going thirty-five
miles an hour. This was the second trip
for the freight engine. The loss to the
road is about twenty thousand dollars.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-21
Prairie Fires In Dakota.

HUkoN. Oak, April Traditional dis
asters by prairie fires were reported yes
terday. Near Washington, thirty miles
west of here, e. Noyes lost his house, barn
aud implements; John Stetzer lost his
house with contents, and quantity of
seed grain, total value, $1,000; Mr.. Book
house, house, barn and machinery, value.
81, $40; John Baughman, barn grain and
implements, loss, $1,000; Ed. Washburn,
house and furniture, and Nicholas Shurb,
kharn, granary wheat and machinery. At
Brpadland, twelve miles north, John
Monaut lost barn, granary, span OF
mules and a large amount of hay, oats
and.w heat Miss Moloney, who was so
.seyaraly burned Friday night, is still alive.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-21
READING FOR THE YOUNG.
A "HoLLiD" WORM.

% Nan. see therei what hollid wormi''
And the blue eyes opened wide,
As she shuddered away from the creeping thing,
And chung to her mothers side.
20 F'ayi look close; it's pretty worm,
Green as the leaves in spring.
And see how it measures all the way
Along the rope of the swing
zone end first, and the other next
1t walks like q little child,
Step by step, to the apple-tree bough,
Though the wind blows loud and wild.
'And God, who made 1t, has also made
A sweet little thing know,
Who, one foot first, and the other next
Walks over the grass or snow.
"a darling in white and pink and gold,
That wanders about all day,
Singing, and tripping step by step,
Wherever she goes to play"
30 Nan. it's me!'' the little maid cried:
"But isn't a hollid wormr'
mo, my sweetheart; He babe you wear
A love1ier baby form
.But look at the creature as 1t creeps,
And see that God hath given
Some OF the beauty OF His love
To all things under Heaven.
sand perhaps the angels look at you,
And say of my tiny blue-eyed maid:
Dear little worm of the dust!'
Rose Terry Cooke, In SIS Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-21
DRAGONS BONES.

Stories OF the North-Remains OF Gre az
pBows. :, !,
In the folklore of many of the tribes
that live along the borders of Northern
and Eastern Asia are found tales quite
as marvellous and wonderful as those
handed down to the bows and girls of
the warmer and more civilized coun-
tries of the South. in which fairies. he
roic giants and gods are the principal
fipures-the offsprin, Of vivid tropical
imaginations. But in the tales related
to the children of the far-away ice
country. the main characters are gi-
eantic animals and monsters of strange
annearance. and as the Northern story
tellers are not noted for their imagina-
two nowars VIC arc lad IN look
for some solid foundation of fact
upon which the originators OF the
nvths must have buiit their wondrous
tales. The Chinese legends abound IN
DRAGONS and unicorns: and in Canton.
to-day. NAV be purchased dragons
homes and teeth which form part Of
the regular stock of the native drug
O;sts
Tn the .4fh;nesa Renositorv,, ia a
nuotat;on from II She Chan the autb or
- Ch;nasa r,od;oaI hooL He aavs
concern;n0 draoons, homes.
..The bones ara found ON banks Of
rivers and in caves Of the earth. places
where tho dragon died, and can be COL
lected at any time.'
In the far North, dragons bones''
were very common, but they were
usually considered there to have be-
,lonoed tn oipantic birds. To urove
their belief the natives showed the
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ought to have him. Fanny viii help
me drive him, and If we start now we
can get to Scottsboro before the circus
begins.
.Do as you choose. Of Course, saic
Tony; sit amt my loss. :
..Will you 60 up to the house and ter
mother where we've gomez ohe wont
care. You can explain things to her.
Eyes, I'm willing to do that" an.
swered Tony, sand I'll help you get
the pig into the road. for all / don't thins
you're doing justice to yourselves
If any of the boys and girls who read
this story ever tried to drive pig. they
win know how tired, warm and out OF
all patience Oscar and Fanny were
when at last they succeeded in getting
into Scottsboro the pig belonging to
Hoop & Co.'s circus.
Mr.. Hoop himself came. out OF the
big tent to thank them for what they
had done, and he could not repress .
smile when he saw that he owed the
restoration of his property to two bare
footed, poorly-dressed children, whose
dusty garments and flushed, tired faces
showed how hard it had been to keep
Mr.. Pig in the way he should go.
YOU'RE going to stay to see the ex-
hibition, of course" he said.
And, in less time than it takes to tell
it, Oscar and Fanny were passed into
the big tent, and were told to look at
every thing in the menagerie, and then
take two reserved seats near the ring.
They forgot their fatigue very quickly
in the delight of wandering from cage
to cage, and talking over the beauties
of the lions, tigers and bears. and when
they at length took the seats reserved
for them in the exhibition tent, their
cup, of happiness seemed full.
The sagacity Of the elephants, the
wonderful feats performed By the Shet-
land ponies, and the tricks of jugglery
shown by Japanese, delighted them
very much, but they enjoyed more than
any thing else the tricks performed by
the educated pig, and they forgave him
all the trouble he had caused thcm.
Indeed they regarded him rs so very
wonderful that they thought themselves
honored in having made his acquaint-
ance.
The circus, and the wonderful things
they had seen in the menagerie. gave
them food for conversation for weeks
afterward, and though Tony often as
sured them that in restoring the pig to
his owner SO promptly, they had lost
the chance Of making "a pretty penny"
they were never heard to regret it
Florence B. Halloacell, in Golden Days.
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They Might Have Won.

CHICAGO, April 13-The striking car
penters seemed to be demoralzed this
morning. The rejection Of the agreement
entered into by the executive council with
the new bosses association has keenlv
disappointed the leaders Of the workmen,
and what the next move will be they are
unable or unwilling to say.
ave havs divided to conquer" said one
of the committee this morning, Ind our
men havo now united the employers
against -. The fight will now be more
bitter tam ever. Our prospects OF win
ming are not nearly so bright as they were
Yesterday. for we have thsown away s.
chance to 'swin.n
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q .sImpeded by High Water.

Troy, ny, April 12.-The Central Yer
mont roadsfs prevented by the freshet
from running trains. The Troy & Boston
train. due here at 9:35 a. m, was twenty
: minutes late on account of water on the
track at PownaLsThe water covers the
tracks of the Delaware & Hudson In West
Troy, consequently railroad travel to and
from Albany is confined to the east side
of the river,
The steamer Saratoga lies at Albany,
unable either to proceed to this city or to
unload her freig hit at that point The wa
Ter continues to rise slowly. but is not
lzely to reach River street unless helped
- rain
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-21

Lulu Williams, child Of eleven
years, is an applicant for divorce in an
Omaha court on the ground at cruelty
and failure to support
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-12-02
NINTH DISTRICT.

This is the banner district OF Vir-
cinia, the division being 1856
whites to 3445 black, a majority OF
24,121 whites. OF the fourteen
counties composing this district,
the Democrats we're successful 10
twelve and the Republicans in only
two, and in one OF these two the
Democracy was defeated By a
Knight of Labor candidate running
as a tender to the Republican ma.
chine Lynchburg Neios.
All there The Republicans car
ried 7 of the IA counties in the
Ninth district, namely: Wythe,
Tazewell, Bland, Scott, Wise, Lee,
and Buchanan. AS for the X. OF
L. candidate defeating Mr.. Crockett
in this county, Mr.. Porter, Repub.
lican, received more votes than
Crockett and Terrell combined.
In addition to this the other white
counties, west of the Blue Ridge,
and beginning with Roanoke, have
all gone Republican, to.wlt: Gray
son, nearly 800; Carroll, So Floyd,
$50; Montgomery, 1854; Roanoke,
PIG.
In other words, Of the nineteen
counties usually called the South
west, the Democrats have carried
7 By some LOGO, and the Repu6ll
cans have carried IL by some $500
or nearly 3d. Wytherille PatriO
and Herald.
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Nothing bgi Bones.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. %
The skeleton OF n man was found, a
few DAYS ago, in Fairfax county,
Va, at a point about 30 miles south
of here, on the Virginia Midland
road. where there are side tracks
and passenger trains regularly
passing. After a couple Of critical
examinations and visits to the place
by relatives the conclusion has been
about reached that the skeleton is
that of Tho.. Coombs, a brilliant
aud well known chemist and phar.
macist Of this city, who has for a
year or two been conducting valua.
bic experiments in chemistry. He
disappeared ten weeks or more
since and no trace was had of him
TILL the discovery of the bones.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-12-02
Horrible TragedT In VIrgInIa

RICHMOND, Nov. q. News Of a
most horrible murder comnitted in
Jonesvllle, Lee county, this state,
was received here this evening"
Frank M. Philips, prominent citi'
zen OF that place, aroused his fami-
ly at 4 o'clock in the morning, and
while bis wife aud his sister were
standing with him before the fire
he struck his wife on the head with
piece Of wood. She ran from the
house to escape him, but he over
took her in a shortdistance and shot
her twice in the breast, killing her
instantly. He then shot two balls
in his own head and died in fifteen
minutes. Tbecouple had been mar
ried sixteen years and leave six or
plan girls.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-12-02

The New York World says that
Utah was satisfied with pOlygamy,
but Few York has gone further.
UnGer the laws OF New YORK, with
the help OF the Connecticut law, a
married citizen of New York can
90 iuto Connecticut and get a di-
vorce there without the knowledge
OF Is wife. He can then take
another woman to Connecticut and
marry her there, and bring her
back to New York. Both mar
riaecS are lawful in New York,
though tie diyOce Is not. Neither
wife has precedence over the other.
In this way, it says, "a man can
take a fresh vile every year. The
wives eau get a divorce too by go.
ing to Connecticut, bat not in New
York. and can marry again there.
The Connecticut marriages are valid
IN New York, but not the Connect
cut divorce. Proceeding in this
way man may have several law
ful wives, or a wife several lawful
husbands.
This is certainly a very unfavora-
Die report of the marital relations
existing in the great Empire State,
and makes i, appear that they can
beat even the MormonS IN Utah in
free and easy marriages.